Impact of a novel water method on scheduled unsedated colonoscopy in U.S. veterans

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 546-550

  Leung, Felix W ^a   Aharonian, H Steven ^a   Leung, Joseph W ^a   Guth, Paul H ^a   Jackson, Guy ^a  

^a Div of Gastroenterol and Hepatol   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WATER;

EID: 60249100188     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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